Correlates of Depression in First-Year College Students
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| Title: | Correlates of Depression in First-Year College Students |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Villatte, Aude, Marcotte, Diane, Potvin, Alexandra |
| Source: | Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 2017 47(1):114-136. |
| Availability: | Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education. P.O. Box 34091, RPO Fort Richmond, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5T5, Canada. Tel: 204-474-6404; Fax: 204-474-7561; e-mail: csshe@cc.umanitoba.ca; Web site: http://csshe-scees.ca/publications/canadian-journal-of-higher-education/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Correlation, Depression (Psychology), College Freshmen, Measures (Individuals), Questionnaires, Anxiety, Mental Health, Foreign Countries, Family Characteristics, Family Environment, Student Adjustment, Gender Differences, Sexual Orientation, Objectives |
| Geographic Terms: | Canada (Montreal) |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Beck Depression Inventory, Family Environment Scale, Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire, Beck Anxiety Inventory |
| ISSN: | 0316-1218 |
| Abstract: | This study aimed to identify and rank the personal, family-related, social, and academic correlates of depressive symptoms in first-year college students. A questionnaire that included the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was administered to 389 first-year college students (mean age = 18.9; SD = 3.38; 59.4% female). Eight variables contributed uniquely to the variance of depressive symptoms and were, in decreasing order of importance: (1) the absence of personal goals, (2) a high level of anxiety and (3) of dysfunctional thoughts regarding success, (4) a lack of emotional adjustment to college, (5) being female, (6) receiving little warmth and encouragement of autonomy from one's mother and (7) from one's father, and (8) being attracted to members of the same or both sexes. These results suggest that a multimodal intervention is required to support students' mental health. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 98 |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1140055 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study aimed to identify and rank the personal, family-related, social, and academic correlates of depressive symptoms in first-year college students. A questionnaire that included the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) was administered to 389 first-year college students (mean age = 18.9; SD = 3.38; 59.4% female). Eight variables contributed uniquely to the variance of depressive symptoms and were, in decreasing order of importance: (1) the absence of personal goals, (2) a high level of anxiety and (3) of dysfunctional thoughts regarding success, (4) a lack of emotional adjustment to college, (5) being female, (6) receiving little warmth and encouragement of autonomy from one's mother and (7) from one's father, and (8) being attracted to members of the same or both sexes. These results suggest that a multimodal intervention is required to support students' mental health. |
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| ISSN: | 0316-1218 |
